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This book explores the life of Henry Dresser (1838-1915), one of the most productive British ornithologists of the mid-late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The author examines how Dresser and his contemporaries discovered and documented birds across the globe.
This book explores the life of Henry Dresser (1838-1915), one of the most productive British ornithologists of the mid-late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The author examines how Dresser and his contemporaries discovered and documented birds across the globe.
Über den Autor
Henry A. McGhie is Head of Collections and Curator of Zoology at Manchester Museum, the University of Manchester
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
1 Family background and early life
2 Texas: the big adventure
3 Settling down to business
4 Early exploits in ornithological society
5 Collecting
6 'Discovering' the birds of Europe, I
7 'Discovering' the birds of Europe, II
8 Making The Birds of Europe
9 A central figure: society life in the 1870s
10 The 1880s: the rise of rivalry
11 The 1890s: the continuing rise of the British Museum (Natural History)
12 Working independently, 1900-5
13 The grand finale: the Eggs of the Birds of Europe
14 Time for a change
15 Legacies
Appendices
References
Bibliography of Henry Dresser
Index of birds
Index
1 Family background and early life
2 Texas: the big adventure
3 Settling down to business
4 Early exploits in ornithological society
5 Collecting
6 'Discovering' the birds of Europe, I
7 'Discovering' the birds of Europe, II
8 Making The Birds of Europe
9 A central figure: society life in the 1870s
10 The 1880s: the rise of rivalry
11 The 1890s: the continuing rise of the British Museum (Natural History)
12 Working independently, 1900-5
13 The grand finale: the Eggs of the Birds of Europe
14 Time for a change
15 Legacies
Appendices
References
Bibliography of Henry Dresser
Index of birds
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2018 |
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Fachbereich: | Zoologie |
Genre: | Biologie |
Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
Medium: | Buch |
Seiten: | 398 |
Inhalt: | Gebunden |
ISBN-13: | 9781784994136 |
ISBN-10: | 1784994138 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Ausstattung / Beilage: | HC gerader Rücken kaschiert |
Einband: | Gebunden |
Autor: | McGhie, Henry A. |
Hersteller: | Manchester University Press |
Maße: | 250 x 175 x 30 mm |
Von/Mit: | Henry A. McGhie |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.02.2018 |
Gewicht: | 1,196 kg |
Über den Autor
Henry A. McGhie is Head of Collections and Curator of Zoology at Manchester Museum, the University of Manchester
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
1 Family background and early life
2 Texas: the big adventure
3 Settling down to business
4 Early exploits in ornithological society
5 Collecting
6 'Discovering' the birds of Europe, I
7 'Discovering' the birds of Europe, II
8 Making The Birds of Europe
9 A central figure: society life in the 1870s
10 The 1880s: the rise of rivalry
11 The 1890s: the continuing rise of the British Museum (Natural History)
12 Working independently, 1900-5
13 The grand finale: the Eggs of the Birds of Europe
14 Time for a change
15 Legacies
Appendices
References
Bibliography of Henry Dresser
Index of birds
Index
1 Family background and early life
2 Texas: the big adventure
3 Settling down to business
4 Early exploits in ornithological society
5 Collecting
6 'Discovering' the birds of Europe, I
7 'Discovering' the birds of Europe, II
8 Making The Birds of Europe
9 A central figure: society life in the 1870s
10 The 1880s: the rise of rivalry
11 The 1890s: the continuing rise of the British Museum (Natural History)
12 Working independently, 1900-5
13 The grand finale: the Eggs of the Birds of Europe
14 Time for a change
15 Legacies
Appendices
References
Bibliography of Henry Dresser
Index of birds
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2018 |
---|---|
Fachbereich: | Zoologie |
Genre: | Biologie |
Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
Medium: | Buch |
Seiten: | 398 |
Inhalt: | Gebunden |
ISBN-13: | 9781784994136 |
ISBN-10: | 1784994138 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Ausstattung / Beilage: | HC gerader Rücken kaschiert |
Einband: | Gebunden |
Autor: | McGhie, Henry A. |
Hersteller: | Manchester University Press |
Maße: | 250 x 175 x 30 mm |
Von/Mit: | Henry A. McGhie |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.02.2018 |
Gewicht: | 1,196 kg |
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